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It's relatively easy to launch a comeback. It's far harder to maintain one. The follow-up to 2001's warmly received (by critics, anyway) Songs from the West Coast indicates Elton John is committed to following through on his late career critical renaissance. Entirely self-produced and featuring his trusty band on each song (and have any sidemen been more stalwart than Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson?), Peachtree Road's noble ambitions aren't entirely realized. Starting strong with the telling "Weight of the World" ("Happy to play with the weight of the world off my back") and Americana-flavored "Porch Swing in Tupelo," the 12-song set loses momentum as it progresses. Overproduction rears its glitzy head most egregiously in "All That I'm Allowed." Still, the young Elton John who took the singer-songwriter movement to new heights in the early '70s with the likes of Tumbleweed Connection and Honky Chateau is in evidence on Peachtree Road. He's laid the groundwork to totally throw caution to the wind and make a truly great album. Next time, perhaps?

--Steven Stolder

Peachtree Road
by Elton John

Song Lyrics

The Weight Of The World
Porch Swing In Tupelo
Answer In the Sky
Turn The Lights Out When You Leave
My Elusive Drug
They Call Her The Cat
Freaks In Love
All That I'm Allowed
I Stop And I Breathe
Too Many Tears
It's Getting Dark In Here
Can't Keep This From You


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